Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. embark, ship(verb)

   go on board

2. embark, enter(verb)

   set out on (an enterprise or subject of study)

   "she embarked upon a new career"

3. venture, embark(verb)

   proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers

   "We ventured into the world of high-tech and bought a supercomputer"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. embark(Verb)

   To get on a boat or ship or (outside the USA) an aeroplane.

   All passengers please embark now.

2. embark(Verb)

   To start, begin.

   Phil embarked on his journey yesterday.

Origin: From embarquer, from em- + barque

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Embark(verb)

   to cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on shipboard

2. Embark(verb)

   to engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in any affair; as, he embarked his fortune in trade

3. Embark(verb)

   to go on board a vessel or a boat for a voyage; as, the troops embarked for Lisbon

4. Embark(verb)

   to engage in any affair

Origin: [F. embarquer; pref. em- (L. in) + barque bark: cf. Sp. embarcar, It. imbarcare. See Bark. a vessel.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Embark

   em-bärk′, v.t. to put on board ship: to engage in any affair.—v.i. to go on board ship: to engage in a business: to enlist.—n. Embarkā′tion, a putting or going on board: that which is embarked: (obs.) a vessel.—p.adjs. Embarked′; Embark′ing.—n. Embark′ment. [Fr. embarquer, from em, in, barque, a bark.]

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1. Embark

   Embark is a mobile application designed to make it easy to get around cities using mass transit. Among other features, the iOS and Android application tells users when trains and busses are coming and will send push notifications when services are delayed. With over half a million users and rapid growth, Embark’s simple and powerful mobile application is designed to bring urban transportation into the age of the smartphone. Embark is available for twelve major transportation systems in the US and the UK and is expanding rapidly. Embark won best transit and mobility app awards from the New York MTA App Quest and NYC Big Apps 3.0 contests.

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'embark' in Verbs Frequency: #923

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of embark in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of embark in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Scott Bolton:

   We're about to embark on an incredible journey.

2. Judge Shelley Chapman:

   We're about to embark on a ... hearing on a plan that neither side really wants.

3. The Omani Shed:

   Life is a journey we embark on, some find it easy and some find it rocky only faith can define your accomplishment.

4. Archbishop Jerome Listecki:

   Today, we turn the page on a terrible part of our history and we embark on a new road lined with hope, forgiveness and love.

5. Giuliana Rancic:

   This is such a thrilling time for me and I thank the gang at E! for understanding my desire to embark on this next chapter in my life.

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